Dayum, Alara gone. Best-developed character, plus super-cute and super-strong (which often helped the crew get out of pickles! :D ).
If I had to guess, I’d say it’s probably an example of why you should never have relationships in a professional context (apparently her and Seth were an item for a while). Difficult to work together after a break-up in that context.
I am worried about the show’s health going forward though. The great thing about it is that the stories never quite work out as you expect. That kind of minor subversion is refreshing in an age of scripts that are often nothing more than jumbles of set pieces glued together with trope paste.
I’d like to think that’ll be enough to keep the show going for another few seasons, but I’m not sure whether it will.
How has nobody who watched Discovery Season 1 commented that the love interest that was secretly a genetically altered alien’s name was Janel Tyler. That’s right, Lt. Tyler is actually an enemy alien. Love it.
Its fun watching the people who love the orville and hate discovery finding the episode where the orville blatantly rips off a discovery plot line, the best episode of the season. Of course considering the previous orville episodes, I guess that is entirely logical.
Didn’t say the concept was unique, just that is was copied from Discovery in a very blatant fashion… right down to the freakin name. You do love the strawman don’t you.
I’m actually going off it. I like it when they poke fun at star trek : TNG, which they used to do really well. It seems to be less about galaxyquest style humur and more ‘low budget cliched trek homage’ now.
I’m sure orville could be a decent sci fi show, and way better than the ‘gritty’ and frankly depressing and surprisingly violent discovery.
It could also be a really fun galaxyquest series.
I think it needs to decide which. Both is not working
It introduces a new character! I can’t remember the rest of the synopsis on the guide description. I think they make first contact with a new species, or something. Could be great.
